How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?

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How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Mar 19, 2024

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What are the challenges of covering a presidential race like the one underway in the United States? And how is the US media dealing with those challenges? Keith Boag is with us again to explore those questions in a way that helps us understand the stakes.

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Mar 19, 2024

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